Lesotho

Issues affecting children and young people in Lesotho

HIV/Aids: More than any other country in the region, the kingdom of Lesotho is marked by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Nearly 130,000 children have lost their parents to the disease and need special care and protection.
Housing, especially in rural settings still need improvement.
Inadequate nutrition
Weak child protection systems
Unsatisfactory access
Water deprivation
Poor sanitation
Inadequate social protection for vulnerable children
Negatively affected economic resources

Total Reach

Female Reach

Male Reach

Delivers the Community Based Work with Children and Youth (CBWCY) certificate programme and the Teachers’ Diploma in Psychosocial Care Support and Protection.
Offers other short term training in Psychosocial Support to partners and organisations around the country.
Participates in activities that focus on child protection and children’s wellbeing in the country. This includes activities such as the National OVC Coordinating Committee (NOCC), workshops, the CSO Working Team and Letsema network of community-based organizations working with children`s issues in Lesotho.
Partnered with the YWCA to focus on ending child marriage in Berea, Mafeteng and Maseru districts. Facilitated community conversations on early marriage and improving safe access to school for all children